Yugi: well here's chapter two, so far so good
Yami: people have been asking us how hogwarts contacts Yugi, well we said in last chapter that they receive a letter
Yugi: and now they shall make the trek to London
Yami: oh and before I forget, Yugi does not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Harry Potter, they belong to their respective creators, Kazuki Takahashi and J.K. Rowling
Yugi: thanks Yami, anyway, Enjoy!
/blah/ = Yugi to Atem
/blah/ = Atem to Yugi
:blah: = Ryou to Bakura
:blah: = Bakura to Ryou
/blah/ = Malik to Marik
/blah/ = Marik to Malik
~Chapter Two~
getting there...how?
As the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months, the day for Atem and Yugi to leave for England, soon arrived, they had packed the previous night and hoped that where-ever this Hogwarts school was, they could get there without hardly any trouble, though after re-reading the invitation letter, they were sure to call Ryou and ask if he knew who Arthur Weasley was, which it turned out, that their young English companion and fellow Hikari, did in fact know the man and even knew a few things about Hogwarts.
The plane ride to London was quiet for the duo, and both were rather glad that they both knew and could read the English language, fluently, though Yugi had discovered that Atem's magic allowed him to easily speak whatever language he chose, with ease, though he preferred to speak in either Ancient Arabic or Japanese which was 90% of the time anyway, especially when he cursed, Yugi had laughed on several occasions when Atem would mess up and a string of Egyptian curses would flow from his mouth, like the Nile River.
"I hope you are right on what Ryou had said, Aibou", a slightly irritated Atem stated as they got out of the taxi, in front of Ryou's fairly expensive apartment.
"he told me that Bakura will behave, but please do not try to provoke him, I hate to see you two fight...again" Yugi spoke with a sigh, he didn't like violence, despite the fact that he knew how to fight, though it was mainly self-defense and dis-arming someone.
"I DO NOT provoke him!" Atem whined "why do you not believe me on that?"
"I do believe you" Yugi stated looking to his darkness, "but not everyone knows you as well as I do"
Atem crossed his arms but un-crossed them as he reached to carry his luggage and Yugi's, he didn't like to admit it, but he loathed the Thief King as much as the King loathed him, and even though he tried to apologize for what had transpired 5,000 years ago, it seemed no matter what he did, there would always be Bad blood between he and Bakura.
Once they walked toward Ryou's door, Yugi knocked, hoping that Ryou was home, as he waited, he looked to Atem and smiled softly, his darkness, though had a look of brooding on his face, noticed his smile and smiled back, just as the door opened.
"Yugi! Atem, hello, come in!" Ryou said, cheerfully, leading the two into his apartment
"thanks for letting us stay here, Ryou", Yugi bowed lightly as he said this, causing the albino boy to make a giggle
"oh it was no trouble at all, besides now that I know you, Atem, Malik and Marik will becoming along with Bakura and I, then Hogwarts won't be as lonely" the young man smiled gently as they set their bags in the spare room, Ryou had set up for them.
"so Malik and Marik are coming?", Atem asked as Ryou lead them to the living room,
"yes, that way all six of us can help, Dumbledore knows about all of us, kinda creepy really, but he is a good man, and there are many students at Hogwarts, who have gained quite an interest in Duel Monsters" Ryou smiled as they all sat down, relaxing
"how was the flight?" he asked, looking to Yugi
"it was interesting, but quiet" he then leaned back "so what can you tell us about Hogwarts?"
Ryou smiled brightly, "its a large and gorgeous school, that looks like a rather old castle, it has four houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin, they each hold a certain amount of students and even have animals as their mascots, Gryffindor has a Golden Lion, Ravenclaw, a Black Raven, Hufflepuff has a Badger, and Slytherin... a Silver snake, they also each have their own diversity, from what I have gathered, Gryffindor and Slytherin war against each other constantly"
he breathed and then continued "there are a lot of teachers, though there is one teacher per house, Professor Mcgonagoll is the Head of Gryffindor house, as well as the Headmistress of Hogwarts, when Professor Dumbledore passes on, she will take his place."
"Professor Snape is the one you truly must avoid, he is cruel and does not like many students except those that reside in Slytherin, he is also considered a bully, but I have yet to be..picked on by him"
"you said Professor Dumbledore is the Headmaster, is he..a teacher as well?" Atem asked with interest
"No, he...well in a sense he is like a King and the other teachers follow his orders, but the four heads of the houses are the main teachers you will interact with, probably daily, though depending on which house you are sorted into, that also counts as a factor"
"sorted into a house?" Yugi asked, confusion written all over his face
"yes, they have this... magical hat that once placed on your head, decides, based on your personality and upbringing, which house you will go in, Bakura and I are in Hufflepuff" Ryou stated and sat back in his chair
"I believe you and Atem will both be sorted into Gryffindor, as you both show great leadership qualities, and not just because you were previously a Pharaoh, Atem" Ryou said with a giggle as Atem seemed to shrink in his seat a bit, which caused both Yugi and Ryou to laugh as the ancient king seemed to give his infamous pout.
Four days had passed since Atem and Yugi had arrived at Ryou's and during that time, Malik and Marik had joined them, though because of the chaos, Bakura and Marik always caused when they got together, Malik had decided to stay at a hotel, not far from Ryou's apartment.
Yugi sat in the living room with Ryou and Malik, going over the lists of the school supplies, while the three Yamis, stood in the kitchen, Atem cooking while the other two made idle chat.
"Say Pharaoh, where did you learn to cook?", Marik asked out of curiosity as he smelled the air
" Yugi taught me, he's quite the little chef" Atem stated as he stirred the sauce with the meatballs and noodles.
"Bakura could you check on the garlic cheese bread?", Atem asked without looking to the former thief
"ya ya" came the response, as Bakura got up and went to check
"they're not cooked.." he stated, boredly
"alright give them another five minutes, then they should be good" Atem replied as he finished the spaghetti
five minutes later, Atem got the bread out of the oven and set the table, once he finished he walked back into the living room and smirked
"well if you boys are hungry, dinner is ready" he stated as he winked to Yugi
Yugi, Ryou, and Malik all smiled as they made their plates and sat down, Marik, and Bakura made their plates, then sat down and started eating, the former thief king's eyes widened and he swallowed, looking quite shocked
"Bakura are you okay?", Ryou asked as he looked at his Yami
"yeah, but Pharaoh... this, this is amazing" Bakura stated and Atem smirked before he sat back, eating, though he had a smug look on his face and Yugi giggled as he could see the proud gleam in Atem's eyes.
As dinner continued the six of them discussed things, Bakura then leaned back
"okay now this is something that has been bugging me, how are we going to keep our magic and the secret of our pasts from the students?"
Atem took a drink of his tea and thought, his red eyes seemed to go out of focus as he crossed his arms over his chest
"that, will be very tricky, especially if we may have to use said magic and we are seen..."
Yugi nodded "I think we'll just have to be cautious, another problem is we don't know how most of the student body will react to all of us being in relationships with each other, and there is the issue of the items themselves, I know Atem can hide the puzzle, but what about the ring?"
Bakura nodded, "I can also hide the Millennium Ring, so that won't be an issue"
Yugi relaxed because he knew Marik could hide the Rod too, then he ran his fingers through his bangs
"the relationships we can figure out, and I'm sure we'll get away with probably being the oldest students there"
Ryou snickered "especially Atem and Bakura"
Atem and Bakura then glared at Ryou before Atem sat back and pouted while the former thief king, sat up and looked at his hikari
"Ryou" Bakura stated in a warning tone, the white haired hikari just stuck his tongue out while the other two laughed
"oh hush you two, you're both 5,019 years old" Malik stated
"actually, I'm 5,024" Atem stated, which caused Malik to double blink and stare at him
"you mean you were in your twenties when..." Ryou trailed off
Atem nodded "I was twenty one when I sealed my soul"
Yugi sat back, as the other two hikaris looked at him
"did you know that?" Ryou asked
Yugi nodded and smiled softly "yes, I knew.. he's only two years older than me now" he looked at Bakura "not counting the 5,000 years prior"
Bakura made a face, but didn't say a word, Marik then set his fork down
"okay then now to discuss something else, How are we supposed to get to London?" he asked "because I know for a fact, all six of us can not fit into one taxi"
Yugi then smiled "Atem and I can ride my Motorcycle"
Malik and Marik both looked surprised "Hang on... since when did the short one get a Bike?"
Yugi pouted "I will have you know I'm two inches taller than Atem now" he glared then relaxed "I got it a year after grandpa passed, Atem isn't too fond of vehicles, so we both learned how to ride a motorcycle"
Atem smiled "it's rather enjoyable"
Malik nodded "aye, that's why I love it"
Bakura huffed then relaxed "alright, so Pharaoh and Yugi are riding a motorcycle, Ryou and I will drive.. Marik, Malik you two can ride with us"
Malik got up and put his plate in the sink, as did Yugi "sounds like a plan"
the other two Yamis then bowed "thanks for the meal Pharaoh"
Atem smirked smugly and then nodded "you're welcome"
Two weeks later, the six young men drove to London, arriving a week early so they could get their books and supplies as well as to meet Arthur Weasley, Ryou had lead them to what looked to be an Inn, though it was hidden from normal people, walking inside, the could see the bar keep, and Ryou smiled seeing Arthur, though he wasn't alone
"Mr. Weasley?" Ryou asked
the red-headed gentleman looked up and smiled "ah, Ryou hello, and Bakura as well"
Bakura gave a short nod before he noticed who was with the man, Ryou also noticed and smiled "Hi Harry, Ron, Hermione"
the three smiled slightly though their eyes were on Yugi, Atem, Malik and Marik, Ryou noticed their looks and he chuckled
"it's alright, their friends of ours" he said with a smile
Harry Potter stared at the two on the right side, both had weird colors in their hair, three different colors, and their eyes were even weirder, one boy had deep purple eyes, almost like an Amethyst color, the other boy had dark crimson eyes, though they were angled they held a gentle but knowing air within them, Harry looked at their clothes, noticing that they both were wearing leather and both looked no older than sixteen.
Ryou tilted his head "oh, Harry this is Yugi Muto and Atem Sennen, as well as Malik Ishtar and Marik Ishtal"
Harry nodded and then smiled as Yugi greeted them, Ryou smiled " guys this is Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Griffindor's secret detectives" he teased
Harry made a face at the remark as Bakura laughed "Harry here has about as much experience with danger as we do, Sennen"
Atem double blinked and then nodded he was glad Bakura had not called him by his title, instead he used his adopted last name.
Malik smiled and they relaxed as they all entered Diagon Alley, Yugi gasped as he looked around
"you and Atem must feel right at home" Marik commented before he was whacked in the back of the head by Malik, earning a slightly awkward laugh from Yugi and Atem, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at the others, wonder what the crazy-haired Egyptian even meant.
"alright, since Bakura and I have been here the year before, we will take the other four to Gringotts to get money so they can purchase their supplies, pets and wands" Ryou said as they walked.
Yugi looked around, glad he was no longer the shortest among their group, though Marik was the tallest, followed by Bakura, then Ryou and Malik, then Yugi and finally Atem, though since Yugi was barely over two inches taller than Atem, they looked roughly the same height. though now that Atem wore his hair in a ponytail, anyone could visibly tell that Yugi was taller.
as they entered the bank, Malik read the sign, his eyebrow raised "hmmph, go figure"
Atem chuckled lightly and they continued on, and Ryou explained to the head goblin what was needed...
The next stop for the group was Madam Malkins' Robes for All Occasions, Yugi tilted his head curiously as they walked inside, though soon, he, Malik, Marik and Atem were all being measured for their school robes, Ryou giggled a bit as the squat old robe-maker fussed over his friends' different heights, though she made it fairly simply for Yugi and Atem, being that they were very close in height anyway.. while they were paying though Draco Malfoy entered with his cronies, since Harry had come to check on the new students, Yugi of course had gotten pissed when Draco had not only teased him and Atem, but had nearly hit Harry, the light of the Pharaoh had proved that he was willing to banish the blond to the Shadow Realm, as shadows seemed to leak from his clenched fists, had it not been for Atem's quick thinking however, the Shadow Realm would have gained a new resident.
Ryou stood surprised as he looked at their purest member, he couldn't believe that Yugi had nearly unleashed holy hell, though now Yugi was calm and they were heading to Magical Menagerie, and from what Harry explained, they could receive pets there.
Yugi and Atem entered the place first, looking at all the different animals, that was until Atem stopped, Yugi who nearly bumped into his lover looked to what he was staring at, there in the corner.. was a gorgeous black and white falcon, Atem stepped forward and cooed softly
the shop owner looked up "careful son, that bird doesn't like anyone."
Atem blinked and then turned back to the bird 'hello pretty one'
the falcon blinked in surprise before staring at Atem 'ancient one... good one...'
'yes sweetling, how would you like to feel the air once more?' Atem asked as he gazed at the falcon
'be free?' the falcon replied, its dark eyes gazing into Atem's own
'yes, to be free as long as you prove to be loyal to me' Atem stated with a kind smile as he held out his arm, for the bird
'yes! yes ancient one' came the reply, before the falcon climbed up onto Atem's hand and rested on his wrist, Atem smiled before he stroke the bird's head
"such a gorgeous bird.. don't worry I will take care of you" as he stated this the shop owner stared at him
"that bird has never, in all my years, moved for anyone" he claimed
Yugi giggled "well, Atem is one of a kind"
Once the bird was bought, Yugi had gotten himself an Egyptian Mao which he had named Bastet, the falcon was proudly named Horus-Setre, or Horus for short, after the god.
Once their pets were purchased, the gang went to Ollivander's which was the last place they needed to go, walking inside they were greeted by Mr. Ollivander, the wand maker had then began measuring them, then testing them with wands,
Malik was the first to get his wand, a Cedar made wand that was eleven and three fourths inches, with a Unicorn Hair for its core
then came Marik, his was a Redwood wand that was eleven and a half inches in length with a phoenix feather for the core
Next was Yugi, though he had to be tested at least seven times before Mr. Ollivander grew frustrated, the man then had an idea, walking back to the very back of the store, he soon came back carrying two boxes, one was a dusty black the other was a dusty off-white color.
"these two wands were made, before my time, but..I believe they have been waiting.." as the wand maker said this he opened the white box and handed Yugi the wand, Yugi shivered feeling the power course through him, and with a flick of his wrist, white and silver sparks shot from the tip.
Mr. Ollivander nodded "as I suspected, this wand is rare, Sycamore with a Phoenix Feather and Light Magic cores, twelve and three fourths inches, very powerful"
Ryou looked at Yugi's wand and smiled at him
"what's so special about it?" Malik asked
"that wand... was made 5,000 years ago, for the Lover of a very Powerful wizard who also happened to be a King...a Pharaoh to be exact"
the group all gasped and Atem looked to Yugi
Mr. Ollivander gave a knowing smile, then he placed the black wand in Atem's hand and without even reacting the wand released black and gold sparks
"and that... is the Pharaoh's very wand, Ebony with Dragon Heartstring and Shadow Magic another dual-core wand, thirteen inches, very dark yet very powerful"
Atem and Yugi both stared at their wands, seeing the golden Hieroglyphics on them glowing with power, the two then looked to each other
"how odd..that we both ended up..being here.." Atem stated
Mr. Ollivander nodded "very curious indeed"
The group then paid for their wands and soon left, meeting with Ron,Harry, Hermione and Mr. Weasley, giving them not so truthful accounts of the event, and they went on their way.
Mr. Weasley then stopped them, deciding to invite the six to stay at the 'Order of the Phoenix' headquarters, for the remainder of the summer, the group of course accepted and they all traveled back to the quarters, Harry though, having gotten to know Yugi and Atem, still felt that they were hiding something, he sat in his room, thinking.
Ron soon knocked and walked in "something bothering you mate?" he asked as he sat down
Harry nodded "for some reason, I feel like, Yugi and Atem are hiding something from us, like they don't want us to know everything about them.."
Ron leaned back "I don't think you have anything to worry about, they seem like alright guys"
Hermione then chose to appear "well I for one agree with Harry, something is definitely odd about them, and not just their looks either, did you two notice the black stuff that was coming from Yugi's fists as Malfoy was teasing him?"
Harry nodded "I did, that was weird, and he was so angry... I didn't think someone as nice as him could get that mad"
Ron sat back "hadn't not been for his friend, I'm sure Yugi'd have decked Malfoy"
Hermione huffed "he would have deserved it"
" 'Mione!" Ron exclaimed in shock then he smiled with pride "see, yer learnin' "
Hermione looked a bit smug before she huffed "I'm not surprised, I've known you two for almost six years now"
the two boys grinned ear to ear before they bade each other good night and soon Ron and Hermione went to their separate rooms.
The next morning, Yugi and Atem were both startled awake by someone screaming, they both got up and opened the door, heading out to see what was going on, when they reached the living room, they saw Harry covering up a painting of a woman, that was actually moving and screaming, Atem was just as wide-eyed as Yugi, staring at the painting.
"well that's something, that is Definitely not normal" Malik commented
Harry sighed "sorry, Mrs. Black hates seeing mug-bloods in her house"
"what are mug-bloods?" Yugi asked curiously
Hermione smiled softly "mug-bloods are wizards and witches who were raised by Muggles, or non-magical people."
Yugi made an 'o' with his mouth before he noticed Harry and Ron were staring at him and Atem, he looked down and his face grew red with embarrassment, it seems in all the excitement, he and Atem both had run out, in only a t-shirt and boxers, or in Atem's case, just his boxers, Yugi noticed Hermione looked like she was starting to drool, and Atem cleared his throat, knowing the girl was staring at his chest.
Yugi then sighed and turned "come on, Ate` we better get dressed"
Atem nodded and turned going back with his aibou, his hand on Yugi's lower back
Hermione gasped when they were out of sight, while Ron and Harry looked to her
"what's the matter?", Harry asked
"I think I know what their hiding... Yugi and Atem... they're... they're together", Hermione stated
Ron blinked "together as in?"
Malik did a face palm, groaning softly, "they're boyfriends"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all turned to look at the blond haired Egyptian
"Boyfriends? so they're...gay?", Hermione asked softly
Malik nodded "we all are, I'm with Marik, Ryou's with Bakura and Yugi is with Atem, though Yugi and Atem have been dating longer than the rest of us"
the trio all nodded and looked at each other as Malik descended the stairs, going to breakfast.
"well.. that's really...interesting", Hermione spoke "they're lovers..."
Ron and Harry nodded in agreement "I wonder if they will make it known at school?"
Hermione sighed "especially Atem and Yugi, Atem definitely is real good looking... Yugi is cute, but most of the girls will look or oggle at Atem"
Marik chuckled as he came down the stairs "and he will just tell them off, Atem hates it when people stare at him just because he's damn good-looking, and he will make sure, every girl knows that he is with Yugi, the man is beyond possessive of his 'little one' "
Hermione blinked " 'little one'?"
Marik smirked before he passed them "Atem's endearment for his beloved, he's called him that for like the longest time, heck Yugi used to be shorter than Atem"
After breakfast, Yugi and Atem decided to work on the spells, according to Harry they had to catch up on four years of magic in order to enter Hogwarts, and thanks to Harry offering to Help, the duo actually learned quite a bit in a short period of time, soon the two were using spells that Harry himself had been taught.
Harry sat down "Yugi can I ask you and Atem something?"
Yugi blinked and nodded "sure, what's up?"
Harry looked to the couple "how long have you and Atem...been well...together?"
Yugi looked surprised and Atem looked indifferent, then Atem spoke "I have known Yugi for nine years Harry, but we have only been dating for four years, we were extremely good friends growing up, and it just felt natural for us to fall in love"
Harry nodded at the explanation "if it makes you two feel better, I'm not bothered by you guys being gay"
Yugi smiled "thanks Harry that means a lot, there are a lot of people out there who can't or won't accept same sex relationships, but I'm glad to know at least we have some support"
Atem sat behind Yugi and wrapped his arms around him, then he looked to Harry "can you tell us a bit more about Voldemort?"
Harry nodded "he's a maniac for one, bent on dominating the whole wizarding world, I don't know his motives, but according to at least two prophecies, I am the only one capable of stopping him...killing him actually"
Yugi tilted his head so Atem could rest his chin on Yugi's shoulder "and these death-eaters?"
"Voldemort's followers, they're all cruel and very evil", Harry stated as he put his wand away
Yugi then noticed Harry's scar "he gave you that, didn't he?"
Harry nodded "when I was a year old, he came to my parents home and murdered them, hell bent on killing me, but my mother stopped him, by protecting me with her love, when he shot the Killing Curse at me, it back-fired and destroyed him, he didn't die, he was just...extremely weakened... until last summer when I witnessed him being brought back to full strength, they used my blood in order to bring him back, thus allowing him to harm me, breaking my mother's protection"
Atem and Yugi tensed and looked at each other "anything else?"
Harry nodded, sadly "I can read and feel his thoughts and emotions, as he can with me...but I only just figured that out, he is searching for something... something to 'obtain the pure power of darkness', not sure what that means though"
Yugi shivered "I think we know, he's after something Atem and I know about... I wish we could tell you, but.." he looked down
Harry nodded "I understand, you don't want to endanger anyone who doesn't need to be, does Dumbledore know?"
Atem nodded "yes, he knows, and I'm sure... he will eventually fill you in, after all you are the one who is to fight Voldemort"
Two weeks later, Arthur Weasley had told them to start packing once more, for within three days, they would join Harry, Ron and Hermione on the train to Hogwarts, Harry had offered to help the four new students get to the platform, which they were grateful for. Atem stood looking out at the night sky, while Yugi was in the shower, he sighed
'What is Voldemort's game plan? and why does he seek my power?' he thought to himself
'it makes no sense, I understand he wishes to beat Harry, but gaining my power will destroy him... unless..' the ancient Pharaoh looked concerned
"this does not bode well..period" he stated softly
"don't worry, if we just stick together, we can help Harry and prevent Voldemort from gaining your power over the shadow realm", came Yugi's voice
Atem smiled softly as he felt his beloved hugging him from behind "I hope so"
Yugi turned Atem around and kissed him softly on the lips
/I know so/ he replied through their shared link.
Atem snuggled against his lover, he was still astounded by how much internal strength his light had, but that was one of the many reasons why he fell in love with Yugi, aside from his compassion, determination, and pure heart.
/if you believe we shall win, then so do I/ Atem responded
/that's the spirit/ Yugi giggled lightly
"I love you, Aibou"
" I love you too, My King"
the two then kissed each other before going to bed, their minds slowing down as they snuggled together, falling into a gentle sleep.
Yugi: and Here is chapter two, hope this answers some questions, sorry for the wait
Yami: we hope you enjoy this as much as we do, see you next time
Yugi: read and review, please? *smiles* until then
Yugi and Yami: Adios, and good night